THE DEVIL'S CRADLE: 1. "Nothing Ventured"
Saturday, March 31, 2012
"The crew land on Anaeron to deliver their cargo only for the Captain and River to be caught up in an ambush."
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 4431 RATING: 9.0 (G) SERIES: FIREFLY
TITLE: "NOTHING VENTURED"
SERIES: THE DEVIL'S CRADLE
CHAPTER: 1.
FANDOM: "FIREFLY"
AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL
PAIRING: Wash/Zoe
RATING: PG-13
SUMMARY: "The crew land on Anaeron to deliver
their cargo only for the Captain and River to be
caught up in an ambush."
The characters and "Firefly" belong to Joss Whedon.
No infringement of copyright is intended.
"NOTHING VENTURED"
A "Firefly" Story
Written by Alison M. DOBELL
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He understands. Knows. And it's not something he has to learn or be told. It's instinctual, a knowledge held soul deep to the core of him. A sanctuary where words lie unspoken like sunlight absorbed directly through the skin, no translation necessary. Fury is but one point of the compass and right now he has no time for it. Is more annoyed at himself than the situation they find themselves in for not anticipating that the milk run would go so far south but he is the Captain and they look to him to not only lead but to keep them safe.
“Big mistake threatening members of my crew.”
The man was huge, tall as a beanpole but broad with it. The ugly mask he called a face was twisted into a mean and spiteful grimace that merely accentuated every nasty angle until even the gaps shone with malice. “She's crazy. Should be happy we're takin' her off your hands.”
The Captain didn't care that every gun was cocked and pointed in his direction. Took no more notice of the fact that he was surrounded than if he were taking a stroll in a gorram park. Admittedly a rutting deadly one filled with all manner of evil beasts masquerading as human gorram beings. And they called River crazy? “She's on my crew.”
For a moment there was a cold icy silence. You could have heard a pin drop. Without blinking the Captain continued, voice deceptively low, mild and calm. It was almost hypnotic.
“But there's an upside.”
The big man looked a mite nonplussed, a wary look creeping over his features. “There is?”
"You can't take the sky from me!"
Wash looked surprised. "We do?"
They both ignored him.
"He won't be expecting us to go back."
"That's 'cause he ain't *chun*."
You can't tell sometimes if Mal is crazy or a genius...perhaps both. Very nice start!
"You can't take the sky from me!"
"You can't take the sky from me!"
"You can't take the sky from me!"
"You can't take the sky from me!"
So we start with a bang, literally. Love it how Mal turns around the desperate situation with the help of River and his crew. I agree that Badger's not likely to be the one who set them up, but I also don't trust him to be completely above-board, as that's just not his style. Love the little touch about Badger having a soft spot for River; I imagine he still thinks she's from the old colony. Mal's got a good point about going back, and he's especially good at taking the unpredictable action; however, I believe Jayne's right to be more cautious. I am very curious as to who Jayne recognized.
"You can't take the sky from me!"
"You can't take the sky from me!"
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